🛡️ On February 25th, COcyber hosted a validation workshop with experts and stakeholders to assess Europe’s civilian–defence #cybersecuritypolicy landscape and pinpoint urgent gaps for action.

The results will shape upcoming policy recommendations.

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🔐COcyber Policy-Oriented workshop: Validating Europe’s current Civilian–Defence Cybersecurity policy Landscape

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Join us to validate findings on Europe’s civilian–defence #cybersecuritypolicy landscape & help shape future recommendations

IT recommends amendments to cybersecurity reporting bill, warns of overly broad reporting and sharing authority IT staff told commissioners H34055 has useful aims for coordinated cybersecurity information sharing but the draft’s subjective incident definitions and broad data-sharing authority to the state CSO risk diverting local response resources; the county recommended oppose-with-amendments and requested objective thresholds similar to HIPAA standards.

Deschutes County's IT representative warns that a proposed cybersecurity bill could compromise local resources and expose sensitive information without crucial amendments.

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Sunbury council approves cybersecurity policy, park contract and multiple appointments; several development items advanced At its Jan. 7 meeting, Sunbury City Council adopted a cybersecurity policy resolution, approved an emergency contract for JR Smith Park improvements, approved a landscape amendment for Meadows at Sunbury Apartments, and made multiple board and commission appointments; votes were recorded by roll call.

Sunbury City Council has taken bold steps by adopting a new cybersecurity policy and green-lighting improvements for JR Smith Park, paving the way for a brighter community future!

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At a glance: key votes from Oxford City Council, Dec. 16, 2025 Council unanimously adopted a slate of resolutions and ordinances including cybersecurity policy, police contracts for sergeants/lieutenants and patrol, a CSX lease for an Amtrak platform, a $1M ARPA subgrant for housing (plus a $20,000 reallocation), a solar contract for the wastewater plant, a five‑year EMS agreement with Milford Township, and a supplemental appropriations ordinance for FY2025.

Oxford City Council just made significant strides in governance, from a new cybersecurity policy to a $1 million affordable housing grant and a solar energy contract!

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At a glance: Akron council approves cybersecurity policy, Tallmadge water agreement and AMATS grant application Akron City Council unanimously approved an ordinance adopting a cybersecurity program, an agreement to provide surplus water to Tallmadge, and authorized applying for AMATS grant funds; several other planning and redevelopment items were placed on the consent agenda.

Akron City Council just made major moves, approving a groundbreaking cybersecurity policy, a surplus water agreement with Tallmadge, and a push for AMATS grant funding—all in a unanimous vote!

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Shelby City Council reviews finance, confirms appointments and approves PFAS legal contract; cybersecurity ordinance receives first reading The Shelby City Council received committee reports including a finance update showing income-tax gains, confirmed multiple board appointments, approved two resolutions including one to pursue PFAS/AFFF litigation, and advanced a cybersecurity and ransomware policy to a first reading after removing emergency language.

The Shelby City Council made significant strides this morning, from reporting a 10% increase in income-tax receipts to introducing a crucial cybersecurity ordinance and confirming key appointments.

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Council adopts annual appropriation and multi‑item consent agenda; FirstEnergy easement held for review The Independence City Council adopted the annual appropriation and a consent agenda including a fire‑department equipment purchase, cybersecurity policy, a utility‑locating contract and benefits renewal; the council deferred a FirstEnergy driveway easement because the easement document was not in the packet.

The Independence City Council has made significant strides in improving community safety and cybersecurity, but a crucial easement decision was postponed due to missing documentation.

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Council adopts annexation pre‑agreement, vacant‑property rules, no‑knock program and cybersecurity policy; approves equipment purchase At its Nov. 3 meeting, Athens City Council adopted a series of ordinances: a pre‑annexation agreement with the county for a children’s services site, a Jacob Street water‑line project amendment, a vacant property registration program with definitions and fees, a NOPEC ‘do‑not‑knock’ program and related trespass provisions, a state‑required citywide

Athens City Council has taken bold steps to reshape the community with new ordinances on annexation, housing, and cybersecurity that aim to enhance local infrastructure and protect residents.

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Council Approves Cybersecurity Policy and Discusses Upcoming Meetings Council adopts cybersecurity policy and confirms meeting with engineers for Wednesday at 11AM.

East Canton Council just approved a vital cybersecurity policy and has exciting meetings lined up to tackle local infrastructure and state-level initiatives!

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How Healthcare Can Strengthen Its Own Cybersecurity Resilience - aster.cloud With all the crises that have buffeted the healthcare and life sciences industries the past two years, one that often gets overlooked is the unceasing wave of cyberattacks aimed at…

How #Healthcare Can Strengthen Its Own #Cybersecurity Resilience

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The 12 Hottest Topics of Digital Evidence and the Changing Legal Landscape In this article, we’re looking at 12 of the latest and hottest activities in the legal landscape regarding digital evidence and open source intelligence (OSINT) such as ransomware, cybecrime, deep fak...

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Congress Banned WhatsApp for Staffers, But Data Security Requires More Congress banned Whatsapp - but does that really fall in line with Zero trust? Or is it simply putting a bandaid over the problem?

Banning apps won’t fix your data problem. Here's why true security means protecting the data itself—not just the tools used to share it. #DataSecurity, #ZeroTrust, #CybersecurityPolicy, #SecureCollaboration | Virtru

How Healthcare Can Strengthen Its Own Cybersecurity Resilience - aster.cloud With all the crises that have buffeted the healthcare and life sciences industries the past two years, one that often gets overlooked is the unceasing wave of cyberattacks aimed at…

How #Healthcare Can Strengthen Its Own #Cybersecurity Resilience

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Cyber threats grow stronger, yet cooperation between civilian & defence sectors remains weak. The latest @cocyber.eu Needs Assessment Report identifies key challenges:

📢 Let’s bridge the #cybergap! Explore the solutions and share your insights.

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Maryland Governor establishes cybersecurity advisory council with diverse industry representation Governor forms council including businesses, universities, and federal agencies to enhance cybersecurity

Maryland is taking a bold step to combat cyber threats by establishing a Cybersecurity Council, bringing together businesses, universities, and federal agencies to create a united front.

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#MD #MarylandCybersecurity #CollaborationInitiatives #CybersecurityPolicy #CitizenPortal

Maryland General Assembly establishes Cybersecurity Council with diverse membership Maryland creates a Cybersecurity Council with members from various state agencies and sectors.

Maryland is set to launch a groundbreaking Cybersecurity Council, uniting state officials and local tech leaders to combat rising cyber threats and protect our digital future.

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How to Write a Generative AI Cybersecurity Policy CISOs, here's what you need to keep mind when creating an enterprise generative AI cybersecurity policy or policies for your company with examples.

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